What a shame the stem is only available in a -10 degree angle, it looks a bargain.

SWijland wrote:

This week I could finally pick up the new stem for my bike. I really needed a new one, since the old one was a bit to long for my back. However, because I wanted something special it took a while to get it the way I wanted.

The new stem is a Spin Monolithic titanium stem. I my opinion the stem itself looks great and it is about the cheapest titanium stem available. I was not a fan of the bulky faceplate though and of course it had to be polished to match the look of the other components on the bike.

The company I asked to do the polishing for me, was also able to drill a hole in the faceplate the size of the Spin logo. In my opinion the end result looks great.

Since my last update I have done some serious mileage on the Renovo. The best miles were during the Marmotte GranFondo last weekend. For those of you who don't know the Marmotte: it involves riding over the Col du Glandon, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier and the Alpe d'Huez, which is saying something.

Climbs during the Marmotte were pretty tough, mostly because I did not want to change the original DA crankset for a compact or triple. That is why I ended up climbing every mountain on a 39 up front and a 27 in the back. Descending on the other hand was great. The bike just seems to want to accelelarate all the time, which led to some tricky situations in a couple of hair pins. Fortunately I was on aluminium rims, which provided perfect braking performance.

In Spring I rode the Liège-Bastogne-Liège GranFondo with the bike when it still had its wooden rims. The weather conditions that day were terrible (rain, snow, etc.). Because of these conditions lots of sand from the road surface was able to get between the brake pads, essentially making them function as sanding paper. When the rims dried up after the ride, the rims showed some serious wear marks. Cerchi Ghisallo refurbished the rims and they are currently on route back to The Netherlands.

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